{"id":47258,"date":"2026-05-17T07:18:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T11:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/pundit-calls-mo-salahs-actions-after-aston-villa-defeat-absolute-disgrace\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T07:18:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T11:18:27","slug":"pundit-calls-mo-salahs-actions-after-aston-villa-defeat-absolute-disgrace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/pundit-calls-mo-salahs-actions-after-aston-villa-defeat-absolute-disgrace\/","title":{"rendered":"Pundit calls Mo Salah&#8217;s actions after Aston Villa defeat &#8216;absolute disgrace&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/pundit-calls-mo-salahs-actions-after-aston-villa-defeat-absolute-disgrace\/#Salah_criticized_for_social_media_posts\" >Salah criticized for social media posts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/pundit-calls-mo-salahs-actions-after-aston-villa-defeat-absolute-disgrace\/#Liverpool_attacker_makes_wise_point\" >Liverpool attacker makes wise point<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mohamed Salah was never one to talk aimlessly, so when he publicly called for Liverpool to rediscover their former identity, people always took notice.<br \/><\/strong><br \/>Following Liverpool&#8217;s 4-2 defeat at Aston Villa, Salah posted a strong message about the club&#8217;s need to return to standards, intensity and the style that was once feared across Europe.<\/p>\n<div aria-setsize=\"-1\" id=\"message-list_1773822614.804109\" style=\"clear:left;\">\n<div>\n<div aria-roledescription=\"message\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><b>Download the official CaughtOffSide app to get all the latest news and updates straight to your phone. above <\/b><b><u><span draggable=\"true\">apple<\/span><\/u><\/b><b>    &#038; <\/b><b><u><span draggable=\"true\">Google play<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Liverpool are coming off a very disappointing season. They sit fifth in the Premier League behind Aston Villa with 59 points, with their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League only coming to a final game against Brentford.<\/p>\n<p>Salah&#8217;s point was clear. Liverpool have lost the &#8216;heavy metal&#8217; energy that defined them under Jurgen Klopp.<\/p>\n<p>He spoke of the old path from &#8220;doubter to believer to champion&#8221; and suggested Liverpool&#8217;s attacking identity should be non-negotiable.<\/p>\n<p>I felt it was more than just a motivational post. It sounded like a direct warning that the club had strayed too far from its recipe for success.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Salah_criticized_for_social_media_posts\"><\/span>Salah criticized for social media posts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Adrian Durham criticized Salah&#8217;s actions on talkSPORT.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Undermine is an understatement.&#8221;<\/em> Durham said.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I can&#8217;t believe what Mo Salah said.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAnd people will say, \u2018Oh, that\u2019s his agent.\u2019 This is Mo Salah\u2019s name.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I don&#8217;t care if it&#8217;s his agent who posted it, it&#8217;s Mo Salah&#8217;s name.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I think this is absolutely disgraceful. It basically curries favor with Liverpool fans and turns them against Arne Slott.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Liverpool&#8217;s second season under manager Arne Slott was completely different to his first.<\/p>\n<p>Slott won the Premier League in his debut season and Salah himself won the Golden Boot award last season, but everything went wrong this time.<\/p>\n<p>There is also a personal layer to this. Salah has only scored seven league goals this season and is set to leave the club at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The strained relationship between him and Slott makes his comments feel all the more poignant.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Liverpool_attacker_makes_wise_point\"><\/span>Liverpool attacker makes wise point<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Salah&#8217;s message was risky, but not entirely wrong. Did he say that personally? of course.<\/p>\n<p>Public criticism always brings drama. But when a club&#8217;s standards drop so drastically, sometimes a loud voice is needed.<\/p>\n<p>He knows what the club was like at its best. He was one of the biggest reasons that era happened.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why when he says Liverpool need to get back to being attacking, fierce and feared, it carries weight.<\/p>\n<p>However, Liverpool cannot just copy Klopp&#8217;s football forever. Slots give you the opportunity to build your own version. But whatever the system, Liverpool still need intensity, belief and courage.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8216;I&#8217;d love to&#8230;&#8217;: Liverpool and Arsenal target announces big transfer update <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mohamed Salah was never one to talk aimlessly, so when he publicly called for Liverpool to rediscover their former identity, people always took notice.Following Liverpool&#8217;s 4-2 defeat at Aston Villa, Salah posted a strong message about the club&#8217;s need to return to standards, intensity and the style that was once feared across Europe. 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